Causes and management of aggression and violence: A survey of emergency department nurses and attendees

•The perceptions of healthcare staff and ED attendees on causes and management of patient aggression are important to identify effective prevention strategies.•Public awareness of the contribution of environmental and situational factors on patient aggression is important to allow individual ED atte...

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Published in:International emergency nursing 2023-07, Vol.69, p.101292, Article 101292
Main Authors: Yap, Celene Y.L., Daniel, Catherine, Knott, Jonathan C., Myers, Erin, Gerdtz, Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Attendee
Attitude
Conflict
Emergency department
Restrictive intervention
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Summary:•The perceptions of healthcare staff and ED attendees on causes and management of patient aggression are important to identify effective prevention strategies.•Public awareness of the contribution of environmental and situational factors on patient aggression is important to allow individual ED attendees to be self-aware of the triggers for conflicts and manage the negative situations in healthy ways.•ED nurses are facing daily ethical dilemmas in making clinical decision regarding patient agreement management.
ISSN:1755-599X
1532-9267
DOI:10.1016/j.ienj.2023.101292